2025 Programme

Dinner

The CCSA is hosting a pre-conference drinks reception and dinner on Monday 13 October from 19.00 close to the conference venue. Tickets are available at a cost of £199 plus VAT, individual options and tables of 10 can be purchased. Further details will be sent a little nearer the time, once ticket purchases are in place. To book your place, please visit the registration page.

08.00

Arrival, coffee, exhibition

09.30

Opening Plenary

Day 1 Moderator: Maryam Moshiri, Broadcaster

2025 – Firing the Starting Gun on CCUS Delivery

Moderator: Maryam Moshiri, Broadcaster

Opening remarks: Olivia Powis, Chief Executive, CCSA

Keynote: UK Minister Sarah Jones, DESNZ

10.10

Keynote from Platinum Sponsor, Perenco

Speaker:

Armel Simondin, CEO, Perenco

10.30

Plenary 2

Reaching FID for the first UK CCUS projects

Chair: Maryam Moshiri, Broadcaster

Speakers:

Rich Denny, Managing Director, Northern Endurance Partnership

Nick Flinn, VP Decarbonisation & Emerging Technologies, Shell Catalyst and Technologies

Ian Hunter, General Manager, Net Zero Teeside Power

Speaker TBC, Eni

11.10

Break & Exhibition

11.30

Deep Dive into the UK 7th Carbon Budget

Dr James Richardson CB, Director of Analysis, Climate Change Committee

11.45

Plenary 3

Unlocking Investment in CCUS – a global picture

Chair: Maryam Moshiri, Broadcaster

Keynote: The Rt Hon Chris Skidmore OBE

Speakers:

Chloe Evans, Director CCUS Business Development, UK National Wealth Fund

Dr Pratima Rangarajan, CEO, Climate Investment

John Egan, CEO, Peak Cluster Ltd

12.30

Lunch & Exhibition

13.45

Spotlight on the Acorn and Viking projects

Speaker:

Tanisha Beebee, Head of CCS Policy & Advocacy, Harbour Energy

Nic Braley, General Manager, Acorn Transport and Storage, Storegga

14.05

Delegates move to breakouts

14.15

Breakout Sessions

Breakout 1

Launching CCUS in Denmark and Norway

Speaker:

Egil Fagerland, CEO, SLB Capturi

Breakout 2

Delivering the necessary skills in the supply chain to support CCUS scale-up

Chair: Max Musing, UK Senior Policy Officer, CCSA

Speaker:

George Whittaker, Bechtel

Breakout 3

The pathway to a self-sustaining CCUS industry – Investor Perspectives

Chair: David Phillips, VP, Europe & Middle East, Svante

Speakers:

Georgia Berry, CDR Programme Director, GFI

Tony Hable, Managing Director, Project Finance, Lloyds Banking Group

Maria Arana, Climate & Sustainability Leader Europe, Marsh

Kash Burchett, Global Head of Carbon Removal Technologies, HSBC

14.55

Delegates move to breakouts

15.05

Breakout Sessions

Breakout  4

Outlook for CCUS in Italy, Greece and Germany

Chair: Despoina Tsimprikidou, UK Senior Policy Officer, CCSA

Speakers:

Malte Bornkamm, Head of Division IVE2 - Market framework for industrial decarbonisation, international cooperation, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

Paolo Testini, Director for CCS and Carbon Removal Development, Snam (Ravenna cluster)

Aris Tsikouras, Project Leader, IFESTOS CCS, Titan Cement Group

Breakout  5

The race to a low-carbon products market

Chair: Sophie Deijkers, EU/UK Policy Officer, CCSA

Speakers:

Priyanka Khemka, Head of Technical Expertise, Mission Possible Partnership

Winston Beck, Vice President Government & Public Affairs, Heidelberg Materials

Breakout  6

Scaling up CCUS in the Energy from Waste Sector

Chair: Paul James, Technical Director, SLR consulting

Speakers:

Edita Adamcikova, ESG Director, Viridor  

Caroline Dobbin, Head of Communications and Public Affairs, Cory Group

Martin Capstick, Managing Director, North London Waste Authority

15.50

Break & Exhibition

16.10

Breakout Sessions

Breakout 7

The Perenco CO2 test injection project

Chair: Nick Terrell, Executive Director, Carbon Catalyst

Speaker:

Rainier Verhulst, General Manager, Petrodec

Breakout 8

Planning and Permitting for longer-term CO2 Capture projects

Chair: Dr. Christie Hazell-Marshall, ERM

Speakers:  

Mark Ellis-Jones, Environment Agency

Richard Lowe, Director, Energy Consenting and Development, Arup

Breakout 9

Making the case for CCUS investment in energy intensive industries

Chair: Beth Hebditch, Head of UK Policy, CCSA

Speaker:

Roze Wesby, VP CCUS, Holcim

Ruth Herbert, Managing Director, EET

Luc Haustermans, Vice President Corporate Affairs & Industry Relations, Yara

16.50

Delegates move to breakouts

17.00

Plenary 4

Where do we go from here? Next steps for UK CCUS clusters

Chair: Maryam Moshiri, Broadcaster

Speakers:

Paro Konar, Director General, Major Decarbonisation Projects, DESNZ

Neil McCulloch, CEO, MNZ | Peak Cluster project, Spirit Energy

Mike Lockett, UK Country Chair, Uniper

Torbjørg Heskestad, VP Global CCS Solutions, Equinor

Mike Maudsley, CEO, enfinium

17.40

Drinks Reception

08.00

Arrival, coffee, exhibition

09.00

Plenary 1

The Global CCUS Picture

Chair: Thierry Grauwels, EU Director, CCSA

09.30

Plenary 2

Scaling CDRs: Building a Market to Meet Climate Goals

Chair:

Speakers:

Dr Alan Whitehead CBE, Chair, UK Independent Review of Greenhouse Gas Removals

Angela Hepworth, Commercial and Carbon Markets Director, Elimini

Alexander Mäkelä, Chief Policy Officer, Carbon Gap

10.10

Delegates move to breakouts

10.20

Breakout Sessions

Breakout 1

Accelerating a European CO2 Storage Market

Chair: Alberto Sánchez Miravalles, EU Policy Manager, CCSA

Speakers:

Dr Nick Richardson, Head of Exploration & New Ventures, NSTA

Chris Armes, Head of Stores Development, Veri Energy

Breakout 2

Alternative fuels and CCUS – Pathways to a Low-Carbon Future

Speakers:

Duncan McCourt, CEO, Sustainable Aviation

Noaman Al Adhami, UK Country Head, Alfanar Projects

 

Breakout 3

Developing a Coordinated Approach to Non-Pipeline Solutions for CO2 Transport

Chair: Christine Watts, Business Development Manager, Associated British Ports

Speakers:

Paul Davies, Director, 7CO2

Matt Wilson, Head of New Energy Markets, Navigator Terminals

Ben Burggraaf, CEO, Net Zero Industry Wales

11.00

Break & Exhibition

11.20

Breakout Sessions

Breakout 4

CCUS developments in the US, Canada and Brazil

Chair: Breanne O’Reilly, COO, International CCS Knowledge Centre

Speaker:

Steve Kelly, President and General Manager, 1PointFive Technologies

Breakout 5

Looking to the Future – Innovations in CO2 Capture Technologies

Chair: Dr Shaun Fitzgerald OBE FREng, Director, Centre for Climate Repair, Cambridge Zero

Speakers:

Samuel Thiry, Co-founder & CEO, ARK Capture Solutions

Breakout 6

Taking a Strategic Approach to CCUS and Hydrogen Infrastructure Development

Chair: Chris Thackeray, Baringa

Speakers:

Jane Toogood, Co-Chair, UK Hydrogen Delivery Council

Chris Manson-Whitton, Progressive Energy

12.00

Delegates move to breakouts

12.10

Plenary 3

The Role of CCUS in Delivering the EU Clean Industrial Deal

Chair: Stefano Miriello, EU Deputy Director, CCSA

Speaker: Lina Strandvåg Nagell, Deputy Director & Head of Policy, Bellona

12.50

Lunch & Exhibition

14.00

Breakout-Sessions

Breakout 7

CCUS developments in the Middle East and Asia

Chair: Aniruddha Sharma, CEO, Carbon Clean

Speaker: Nor A’in Md Salleh, General Manager CCS PETRONAS and CEO PETRONAS CCs Solutions

Breakout 8

The Road to a Decarbonised Power System Through CCUS and Low-Carbon Hydrogen

Chair: Luca Falso, Director CCUS, Siemens Energy

Speakers:

Kayte O’Neill, COO, NESO

Jonathan Baker-Brian, Head of Policy, SSE Thermal

Breakout 9

Capturing the imagination – telling the CCUS story

Chair:

Speaker: Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE, University of Bath

14.45

Break & Exhibition

15.05

Keynote: 2025 Global Status Report

Jarad Daniels, CEO, Global CCS Institute

15.20

Closing plenary

Chair: Juho Lipponen, Coordinator, CEM CCUS

Speakers:

Professor Myles Allen, Director, Oxford Net Zero

Noora Al Amer, Global CCS Institute/Carbon Management Challenge

Olivia Powis, Chief Executive, CCSA

Registration for CCUS 2025.

The conference will be held 14 -15 October 2025 at QEII Conference Centre, Westminster, London.